A historic book written and signed by John Lennon has been sold for £2,000.
In His Own Write is a collection of poems, short stories, and illustrations written by The Beatles in March 1964.
Its first print run of 300,000 copies sold out in Britain within a month.
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The copy that went on sale dates from the second print run in April 1964 and was signed by John and his then-wife, Cynthia.
Both signatures are still clearly visible, with John’s in blue biro and his wife’s in red ink.
John Lennon wrote the book when he was 24 – four years after the formation of The Beatles and two years after the band’s first big hit, Love Me Do.
The book was acquired after being bought from a bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, and given to the most recent owner’s son as a 21st birthday present in 2010.
The Cotswold Auction Company then organised a sale of the book on behalf of the owner, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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The Gloucestershire-based auction house said the book was in good condition, bar “general wear to the spine and the edges of the cover”.
It also added that there appeared to be “some thumbprint-sized or smaller brown marks on some of the pages in the pages 60-70 range”.
It sold for £2,000 to an undisclosed buyer.
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This is not the first time that Beatles memorabilia has gone under the hammer in the West Country.
In 2022, rare black and white photographs of the band in Weston-super-Mare and an autographed book sold for £10,000.
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